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The O-line starters for tonight have been announced. | Travel roster | Walk-through buzz

Here’s another breakdown of the Huskers’ running success last week.

Brian Christopherson analyzes the scenarios leading to each of Tanner Lee’s nine interceptions. | Final thoughts | Notes

It’s Friday football for the Huskers as they try to get back above .500 against a well-rested Illinois team. Here’s the pregame coverage from Lincoln (1, 2, 3),* Omaha (1, 2, 3),* Grand Island (1, 2), Decatur, Quad Cities and Champaign (1, 2, 3, 4). Commentary: Shatel,* Sipple,* Callahan

PDF 2-DEEPS | PREDICTIONS | BBS | PREGAME PAGE

In this “Through These Gates” outtake, Tommie Frazier talks about leadership – and why he thinks people may view him as a jerk.

The university will pay Turnkey Sports & Entertainment $125,000* to help find a new athletic director.

The Friday night game created a Yom Kippur quandary for long snapper Jordan Ober.

Nebraska’s identity play from Saturday has an old-school moniker – Csonka – and Michael Decker was glad to be part of it.

It wasn’t called the Pipeline then, but the Husker O-line’s reputation surged in the 1980s with Dave Rimington, Dean Steinkuhler and others leading the way.

Freshman JD Spielman’s role is rising* as other receivers are hit by injuries.

Adam Carriker breaks down the Nebraska-Illinois matchup and gives his prediction of Friday night’s outcome. | More picks | Scouting reports: 1,* 2 | Illinois notes*

A year later, Michael Rose-Ivey has no regrets about deciding to kneel during the national anthem.

Corn Nation writer Brian Towle has passed away, and a fund has been established to help his family cover funeral expenses.

Welcome to the new HuskerMax. We have converted to a new publishing platform that should provide a better user experience across all devices. There are sure to be issues to iron out in the early going, so we appreciate your patience. Details here.

Husker Chalk Talk breaks down Nebraska’s draw plays.

Tre Bryant, Joshua Kalu and Marcus Newby will all miss the Illinois game with injuries. Stanley Morgan will travel but may be limited. More from Wednesday’s practice: Video | Notes: 1,* 2,* 3, 4 | McKewon recap

Nick Gates makes Pro Football Focus’ Big Ten Team of the Week.

After a mostly quiet start, freshman receiver Tyjon Lindsey is keeping a proper perspective, his coach says. | More totes for Bradley?

Sam McKewon says there are history lessons* to keep in mind when assessing the 2017 season and Mike Riley’s future.

Athlon and College Football News preview the game and predict a close Husker victory. | More picks | No Huddle preview

Chris Weber is named a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy.

Jason Peter says it’s essential that Blackshirts be earned, not given.

Larry the Cable Guy talks with Adam Carriker about Dave Rimington, Scott Frost and more.

Signing the right executive search firm could be key in landing Nebraska’s next athletic director.

For most millennials, Nebraska football’s glory days are just something they’ve heard about. | Vols-Huskers parallels

Charlie McBride talks about the style of Husker legend Tom Osborne and how it helped him as a coach.

The Huskers leaned heavily on the “duo” running play Saturday.

Speedy Illinois pass rusher James Crawford will make his 2017 debut against Nebraska after serving a three-game suspension.

Tale of the Tape breaks down some top plays from the Rutgers game.

Senior cornerback Chris Jones has returned to practice but hasn’t been cleared to play. More from Tuesday’s practice: Videos | Notes: 1, 2,* 3,* 4 | Photos: 1, 2*

Nebraska officials say they have not been contacted* by federal investigators in connection with an Adidas bribery scandal.

Boyd Epley* says Mike Riley deserves more time.* | Pioneering role

Former Husker great Dave Rimington is named interim athletic director, and he says he’s there to help and to try to ”calm things down.” | Press conference video | Commentary: Carriker, Callahan, McKewon (1,* 2), Keeler | Gallery | Discuss

Rob Zatechka and Travis Justice discuss all things Huskers and assess whether things are getting any better.

A watch party will take place Friday night at Memorial Stadium for students, faculty and staff.

The PDF 2-deeps for the Illinois game are now ready for printing.

Tom Shatel sees upsides to going local* for the A.D. hire.

Ben Stille* is striving for more after getting his first snaps* as a Husker.

Devine Ozigbo talks about his return to major game action and more on the latest Carriker Chronicles

Offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf says he saw encouraging signs from the ground game Saturday. More from Nebraska’s practice Monday: Video | Notes: 1, 2,* 3*

A case is made for bringing Trev Alberts aboard as athletic director.

Here’s a wrap-up of the weekend’s recruiting developments.

Mike Riley says Tanner Lee* needs to avoid bad choices, but improving the passing game isn’t solely up to the quarterback. More from the press conference Monday: Videos | Injury updates | Notes: 1,* 2,* 3 | Jaimes moves up | Depth chart | Pregame release

The Wisconsin game gets a 7 p.m. start and a BTN telecast.

Adam Carriker breaks down the win over Rutgers and discusses the QBs and more. More commentary and analysis: McKewon,* Christopherson, Sipple,* Barfknecht,* Husker Mike, Washut, York, Gabriel,* Scott

Through These Gates, The Lost Tapes: Barry Switzer recalls getting the bird from hundreds of fans at once.

The Blackshirts have strung together a solid 2½ games since the first-half debacle at Oregon.

I-back Devine Ozigbo and center Michael Decker* answered when opportunity knocked.

NFL notes from Sunday: Lavonte David’s injury | Abdullah’s kneel

Husker Dan weighs in on the game and last week’s developments.